SUCCESS SERIES VIDEOS FOR BIOLOGY

WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Directions to Student: Watch the Success Series video and record the time and date you viewed it. Then, write a one-sentence summary of the video in the space provided. You can find the Success Series at: http://www.wcpss.net/success-series/

Success Series
Goal Summary / Brief Description of Objective and video summary / Date and Time of Viewing / Summary/Main Point of Success Series Video
Goal One
The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry. / Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Method
Goal Two
The learner will develop an understanding of the physical chemical and cellular basis of life. / Physical and Cellular Basis of Life
Compounds with Food – Test with Indicators
Organic Compounds – Monomers, Function and Examples
Lock and Key Model of Enzyme
Liver Demonstration
Cell Structure
Plant vs. Animal Cell
Model of Cell Membrane
Cell Transport: 3 Types of Passive Transport
Cell Transport: Osmosis (Hypertonic, Hypotonic and Isotonic)
Cell Transport: Types of Active Transport
Structure of a Chloroplast
Overall Reaction of Photosynthesis
Goal Three
The learner will develop an understanding of the continuity of life and the changes of organisms over time. / Continuity of Life and the Changes of Organisms Over Time
DNA Structure
DNA Replication
Cell Cycle - Mitosis
Structure of RNA & Transcription
Structure of RNA & Transcription ( Part B)
Translation/Protein Synthesis and Enzymes
Gene Regulation/Mutations
Gene Regulation/Mutations (Part B)
Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction - Meiosis
Compare Mitosis and Meiosis
Intro Vocab – to Genetics using Monohybrid Cross
Dominant/Recessive, Mono/Dihybrid Cross, Test Cross, Genotype/Phenotype
Exceptions to Medelian Rules
History of Human Genome
Restriction Enzymes, Gel Electrophoresis and DNA fingerprint
Genetic Engineering Applications: Food, Medicine, Gene Therapy
History – Origin of Life, Miller/Urey Experiment – Characteristics of First Life Form
Lamarck, Darwin, the HMS Beagle and Galapagos Islands, Origin of Species
Evidence of Evolution
Goal 4
The Unity and Diversity of Life / The Unity and Diversity of Life
Linnaeus’s 7 Levels of Classification, Kingdom Comparison, Dichotomous Key, Cladogram & Phylogenetic Tree
Metabolic Processes - Nutrition & Transport
Matabolic Processes – Regulation, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth & Development
·  Amphibians
·  Insects
·  Mammals
·  Annelid Worms
Feeding Adaptations
Plants and Animals
Pathogens – Viruses, Bacteria, & Protists
Diseases – Combination of Genetics and Environment
Animal Behavior – Learned , Innate and Social
Goal 5
The learner will develop an understanding of the ecological relationships among organisms. / Ecological Relationships Among Organisms
Organization – levels of Ecology
Biogeochemical Cycles Water, Carbon, Nitrogen
Communities – Competion, Predator/Prey, Symbiosis & Succession
Human Population Growth, Climate Change, Resource Use, Stewardship & Sustainability